One beautiful bloomer that is often overlooked, tucked behind the bench in the waterfall garden, is Ribes speciosum. Ribes is a member of the Grossulariaceae or gooseberry family, and California ...

Could you give a suggestion? A Another California native shrub that might work well is the fuchsia-flowering Gooseberry, Ribes speciosum. It is evergreen if given a little water over the dry ...

Ribes speciosum, a showy gooseberry, blooms from late winter to early spring with bright red, fuchsia-like flowers. The thorny branches are arching and grow 4- to 6-feet tall and wide. Ribes do ...

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David Douglas, the plant collector, sent back seedlings of Ribes sanguineum from North America in 1826. The Royal Horticultural Society, which backed his three-year expedition, was delighted with ...